# NTSB OAK68A0073: Cessna 182D, N8836X, Wells, NV, June 19, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 19, 1968
- Place: Wells, NV · WELLS, NV
- Location: 41.1132° N, 114.9535° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wells, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1132&lon=-114.9535&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 25, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109522
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK68A0073
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68A0073

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2898  68/6/19    WELLS,NEV           CESSNA 182D         CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 29, UNK/NR
        TIME - 0145                    N8836X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HARRIET
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- ACFT CRASHED FROM LOW ALT ROLL.PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.232 PCT,CO-PLT 0.270 PCT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8836X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8836X-1971-09-02), registration cancelled 1971-09-02, S/N 18253236 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182D
- Registry model: [Cessna 182D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182d) (registry code 2072710) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Harriet

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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